Preorders: PS4 outpacing XBO nearly 2-to-1

VGChartz has gathered the pre-order numbers for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The latest data is up to the week ending August 24, 2013. This includes the week of Gamescom, which set a record for biggest gaming trade show in Europe with more than 340,000 visitors. The pre-order numbers are for the US only and give an estimate how each console is doing about three months before release.

Up until the week ending August 24 the PlayStation 4 currently leads in the total number of pre-orders in the US with about 600,000. This is up significantly since E3 where there were only 75,000 pre-orders. The Xbox One is still  lagging behind with 350,000 pre-orders. This is also way up since E3 where there were only 45,000 pre-orders.

PlayStation 4 – Top 10 Pre-orders

1. Battlefield 4 – 246,965
2. Call of Duty: Ghosts – 240,090
3. Killzone: Shadow Fall – 221,710
4. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 160,637
5. Watch Dogs – 118,315
6. Madden NFL 25 – 65,123
7. Destiny – 44,018
8. NBA 2K14 – 43,430
9. Knack – 40,982
10. FIFA Soccer 14 – 35,095

Xbox One – Top 10 Pre-orders

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts – 229,628
2. Battlefield 4 – 125,368
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 104,980
4. Watch Dogs – 69,152
5. Dead Rising 3 – 61,254
6. Ryse: Son of Rome – 57,962
7. Forza Motorsport 5 – 56,201
8. Madden NFL 25 – 43,167
9. Destiny – 35,627
10. Titanfall – 27,956

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